A tip for you Firefox nubs.

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - A tip for you Firefox nubs.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:12:31 PM EDT

YES.

NO

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:13:19 PM EDT

[#1]

ctrl + T is your friend

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:13:27 PM EDT

[#2]

Do both!!!!!!

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:14:47 PM EDT

[#3]

And in other noob news.....what the hell is the add-on that turns links into hot links cause I'm a dumbass and forgot it so I need to install it on my new box.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:14:51 PM EDT

[#4]

uh yea..

or do a combo of both thats what i do.

i open 2 windows, with 3 tabs each or so.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:15:49 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
And in other noob news.....what the hell is the add-on that turns links into hot links cause I'm a dumbass and forgot it so I need to install it on my new box.

Linkification

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:15:52 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
And in other noob news.....what the hell is the add-on that turns links into hot links cause I'm a dumbass and forgot it so I need to install it on my new box.

linkification?

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:16:14 PM EDT

[#7]

I know how to use tabs.

I also no longer have 3 tool bars.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:17:15 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
And in other noob news.....what the hell is the add-on that turns links into hot links cause I'm a dumbass and forgot it so I need to install it on my new box.

Linkification

God damn it that's it I kept searching for linkinator when that didn't work i just used link as a keyword and 7,000,000,000,000,000 choices later I said screw it.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:17:39 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:

Quoted:
And in other noob news.....what the hell is the add-on that turns links into hot links cause I'm a dumbass and forgot it so I need to install it on my new box.

Linkification

thanks, I was looking for that too.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:18:06 PM EDT

[#10]

Can someone explain the benefit of using tabs versus multiple windows? I can understand if there are 5+ versions of firefox open, but what's the benefit of using tabs when you typically only have 2-3 items open? It saves me a step when I only have to click on the taskbar, rather than on firefox, and then the correct tab.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:18:20 PM EDT

[#11]

I dont care for tabs. Then again I usually only surf one thing at ta time.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:18:50 PM EDT

[#12]

For a long time after the tab feature was invented for internet browsing, I resisted it. Now... I embrace it!!!!

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:21:02 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Can someone explain the benefit of using tabs versus multiple windows? I can understand if there are 5+ versions of firefox open, but what's the benefit of using tabs when you typically only have 2-3 items open? It saves me a step when I only have to click on the taskbar, rather than on firefox, and then the correct tab.

Comes into play when I have multiple other apps running and don't want 5 or 6 web browsers open too. I have found I much prefer tabs to separate tiny task buttons.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:26:13 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Can someone explain the benefit of using tabs versus multiple windows? I can understand if there are 5+ versions of firefox open, but what's the benefit of using tabs when you typically only have 2-3 items open? It saves me a step when I only have to click on the taskbar, rather than on firefox, and then the correct tab.

Comes into play when I have multiple other apps running and don't want 5 or 6 web browsers open too. I have found I much prefer tabs to separate tiny task buttons.

This

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:31:38 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
Can someone explain the benefit of using tabs versus multiple windows?

<snip>

For 2-3 pages, probably not much. Tabs will give you the benefit of having a logo inside each tab representing the webpage, whereas multiple windows wont. So in that regard its slightly easier to identify which page you want to visit.

For people like me, who opens 22 tabs when I open Firefox, there is slight memory improvement. 22 tabs uses about 190 megs of ram, vs those same 22 opened as individual browsers used 220 megs of ram.

Posted: 7/16/2008 1:56:06 PM EDT

[#16]

Here are a few tricks.

Windoze

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:32:56 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
I know how to use tabs.

I also no longer have 3 tool bars.

i42.photobucket.com/albums/e338/70satvert/DrDrake.jpg

Now all you need to do is learn not to install toolbars when installing other programs.

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:36:07 PM EDT

[#18]

the only downside to using multiple tabs in firefox is that you can' t 'alt+tab' between different pages. not a big deal most of the time though.

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:41:47 PM EDT

[#19]

tabbed browsing is great for surfing porn

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:48:55 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
tabbed browsing is great for surfing porn

Esp. on a slow dial up connection.

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:53:57 PM EDT

[#21]

If you like tabs, check out the "Tab Scope" extension.

Link

Pretty cool.

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:56:50 PM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:
the only downside to using multiple tabs in firefox is that you can' t 'alt+tab' between different pages. not a big deal most of the time though.

thats why i dont use tabs. im to use to alt+tab and always forget to press ctrl+tab instead.

Posted: 7/16/2008 3:58:44 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I know how to use tabs.

I also no longer have 3 tool bars.

i42.photobucket.com/albums/e338/70satvert/DrDrake.jpg

Now all you need to do is learn not to install toolbars when installing other programs.

That, and how to not give away your troll account.

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:28:33 PM EDT

[#24]

Busted!

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:30:41 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
If you like tabs, check out the "Tab Scope" extension.

Link

Pretty cool.

+1 for TabScope

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:31:20 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
the only downside to using multiple tabs in firefox is that you can' t 'alt+tab' between different pages. not a big deal most of the time though.

ctrl-tab

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:32:49 PM EDT

[#27]

Version 2 crashes constantly on my 64 bit machine and version 3 won't work with needed add ons. So I'm stuck with either a crashing version 2, or IE. I've tried the other browsers and so far they either don't work properly with the add ons and other stuff I need, or they won't run under 64 bit OS's or under Vista.

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:45:48 PM EDT

[#28]

I just wish someone would update Tabmixplus to work with 3.0

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:50:38 PM EDT

[#29]

Ctrl + Click (on a link) is even more valuable than Ctrl+T imho.

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:54:32 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
YES.

www.bloodshotgamer.com/guns/ffyes.JPG

NO

www.bloodshotgamer.com/guns/ffno.JPG

I wasn't aware that Firefox had nubs?

Maybe Firefox should see a doctor for them.

BigDozer66

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:55:46 PM EDT

[#31]

I use tabs in IE just like I do with Firefox.

BigDozer66

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:55:49 PM EDT

[#32]

I know a certain TX HTF member who could learn from this!

Posted: 7/16/2008 4:55:53 PM EDT

[#33]

Here is another tip that I find very few people use or know about.

This refers to the history drop down list. It also refers to any text box on a web site where you previously entered values. For example, it starts to auto complete your username, search text in Google, or once again any place it tries to complete the text. I noticed that many people don't know how to remove items from these auto complete lists.

To do so: arrow down to highlight the entry you want to remove. Hold the Shift key and press the Delete key. Gone.

Posted: 7/16/2008 7:27:07 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
I just wish someone would update Tabmixplus to work with 3.0

There is a Beta version out there. Search for it with Google. Version 0.3.6.1.080416

I'm using it and it works.

Posted: 7/16/2008 7:43:15 PM EDT

[#35]

Tabs rock.

Here's a tip I just recently learned. When you want a new tab opened in the BACKGROUND click on the link with the MIDDLE MOUSE BUTTON.

This works in Opera, and I think Firefox, maybe even MSIE.

Posted: 7/16/2008 8:01:13 PM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I just wish someone would update Tabmixplus to work with 3.0

There is a Beta version out there. Search for it with Google. Version 0.3.6.1.080416

I'm using it and it works.

You sir, deserve to be raised upon our shoulders!

Posted: 7/16/2008 8:09:02 PM EDT

[#37]

And then download the Fast Dial addon, and if a Gmail user, the Better Gmail addon.

Posted: 7/16/2008 8:19:52 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
I use tabs in IE just like I do with Firefox.

BigDozer66

I have the IE Tabs extension installed FTW!!!

Posted: 7/16/2008 9:12:18 PM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:
I just wish someone would update Tabmixplus to work with 3.0

The reason I haven't made the switch.

My tabs have to run vertical as well, works much better.

Posted: 7/17/2008 4:26:11 AM EDT

[#40]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I just wish someone would update Tabmixplus to work with 3.0

The reason I haven't made the switch.

My tabs have to run vertical as well, works much better.

Did you miss it above? There is a version that works with 3.0. In fact, if you go to Tab Mix Plus on the Mozilla site where you would normally download it they have a link to the beta that works in v3.

Posted: 7/20/2008 7:11:56 AM EDT

[#41]

Looks like V 3.0.1 was released the other day

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